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What are the 3 main types of chemical bonding? Give definitions of them.

IonicCovalentMetallic
Ionic bonding The electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions
Covalent bonding Electrostatic attraction between a shared pair of electrons and the nuclei
Metallic bonding Electrostatic attraction between the positive metal ions and the sea of delocalised electrons

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